jnovak
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| Analysis Plus speaker cables I bought a pair of Copper oval nines for a pair of subs. I wasn't expecting much since they were a mere $600.00 plus dollars retail. One day I decided to try them out on my Snell Type B's. I was blown away! They were better than the Transparent Re... | |
| Retract offer I had a buyer go so far as to send me a bank check of $1000.00 deposit on a $5500.00 set of speakers. He had regrets of doing so. He ASKED if he could get his deposit back. I was happy to return the check. No matter what Audiogons policy is, I wan... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? How to be a Moose Gooser?I'll turn ye puce.Gitchy gooser loose andRouse a drowsy moose!Mason Williams | |
| Esoteric SA-60 I bought an Oppo 105D last month. I've been in hi fi heaven every day! Joe | |
| Time for a new 2 channel amplifier - looking for suggestions My parasound Halo 21 is a GREAT amplifier. I've been looking to get my system down to a bare bones but maximum bang for the buck system. The Parasound fills the spot for amplification. Used they go for maybe $1500.00 Does the smaller unit sound si... | |
| My Classe CP700 preamp needs service Thank you for your posts. My CP700 is going back to Classe today! Joe | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? Hah! Too much fun here! I love folk music. Anything could be coming out of my system. I'm a big Mason Williams fan. He did very traditional stuff in his early days. Abba works for me also. Pop on! Joe | |
| Buying Without Audition bcgator is spot on. I bought a pair of Snell Type B's in 1993. I can't even remember what source factors contributed to that decision. When they arrived, I set them up and to my horror they sounded terrible! BUT, I was forced to listen to them bec... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive Another point; there are companies such as Legacy who were committed to building a speaker and selling to direct to the consumer at the best possible price. The Focus used to sell for $3500.00 direct. Once the magazine reviewers got ahold of a set... | |
| Shopping for a preamp I love my Classe CP700. It has a phono stage. lots of detail AND two sets of XLR and single ended outputs. My only complaint is the volume on the display is small and hard to read from across the room. Otherwise, perfect! Joe | |
| Do 180g vinyls sound better or is it a myth ? I bought Gordon Lightfoot's "Gord's Gold" on 180g vinyl. Also Jennifer Warnes on the same. BOTH were dirty and had surface noise and were warped! Crazy huh? And to boot; the jackets were done on a flimsy cardboard far inferior to the original. I'm... | |
| What is David Bowie's turntable? It's been discussed in Stereophile and other mags. Most artists don't care about equipment at all! I've talked to many musicians over the years. Not a one had or cared about playback systems. Crazy huh? | |
| I need advice on which speaker A key issue you want to consider is if the speaker uses proprietary drivers. I'm a Snell fan. Snell is out of business. Not a problem for me because ALL of the drivers in my Snell Type B's are off the shelf Vifa drivers. The last speakers Snell ma... | |
| Best recordings to demonstrate soundstage? Add Basia to the list. Her stuff is a lot of electronics plus percussion. This isn't my regular listening material BUT, she is great and will expose a weak playback system. Joe | |
| Which CD\SACD? Add the Cary 306 SACD player to your list. The reviews are spot on. I love mine. |